Ch 2 Preflop Hand Selection

Question 1

What is the basic open raising range from EP?

Answer 1

77+/AQ+

Question 2

What is the basic open raising range from MP1?

Answer 2

22+/AQ+/KQ

Question 3

What is the basic open raising range from MP2/HJ?

Answer 3

22+/AJ+/KJ+/QJ

Question 4

What is the basic open raising range from CO?

Answer 4

22+/Any 2 Broadway/54s+/J9s-A9s

Question 5

What is the basic open raising range from BUT?

Answer 5

22+/Any 2 Broadway/54s+/J9s-A9s

Question 6

What is the basic open raising range from SB?

Answer 6

22+/Any 2 Broadway/Any 2 suited

Question 7

When you have a small sample size, what stat should you use instead of “Resteal%” in order to determine if a player will play back at your steal attempt?

Answer 7

3bet%

Question 8

What are the two major approaches to preflop open-raise sizing?

Answer 8

• Raise 3x from every position.

- Raise 4x from EP/MP, and raise 3x from LP (better hands in EP, wider range in LP)

Question 9

Whenever ________, risk all that is necessary to get the job done, nothing more and nothing less.

Answer 9

BLUFFING

Question 10

When stealing against very tight players, how might you want to change the size of your raise?

Answer 10

Make it smaller due to the fact that they’ll fold most hands regardless.

Question 11

When playing big hands versus bad players, how might you want to change the size of your raise?

Answer 11

Raise as much as the bad player will call.

Question 12

What are the pros of preflop min raising?

Answer 12

• It doesn’t need to work very often to show a profit, especially in steal situations.
• When players 3-bet, it tends to be smaller due to the relation of our min raise. therefore we get better odds on their 3 bet and a deeper SPR.
• When our min raise is called, it provides a great SPR which allows for maximum maneuverability.

Question 13

What are the cons of preflop min raising?

Answer 13

• Smaller pots = less value on our big hands.

- Gives opponents great odds, especially from the blinds.